Multidisciplinary Master's Degree with Cybersecurity Concentration

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The Master of Science in Homeland Security Science (HSS, 0413) is an multidisciplinary program that prepares students for careers in the Homeland Security area. More specifically, the online HSS Cybersecurity Concentration provides real-world, focused, hands-on cybersecurity training that covers in-demand skills such as cybersecurity fundamentals, Linux essentials, ethical hacking and penetration testing, network defense and countermeasures, computer forensics, and cybersecurity policy.

Course requirements for the HSS Cybersecurity Concentration include the following:

PHYS 560		Introduction to Physics Applications in Homeland Security		3
CIT 550		Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity		3
EMDS 500		Emergency Management Policy and Practices		3
CHEM 560		Chemical Agents and Explosives		3
CIT 552		Cybersecurity Fundamentals		3
CIT 554		Operating Systems for Cybersecurity		3
CIT 556		Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing		3
CIT 558		Cybersecurity Defense & Countermeasures		3
CIT 560		Incident Response & Digital Forensics		3
CIT 562		Cybersecurity Programs and Policies		3
Total Hours				30

As this is a multidisciplinary program, it is open to all students with an undergraduate degree from an accredited university regardless of major. Students without information technology (IT) related degrees may be admitted conditionally until they pass an IT assessment or successfully complete CIT 310 and CIT 370 (both of which are available On Demand).

For More Information

For more information about the HSS program in general, please contact the HSS program coordinator:

• Dr. Ivan S. Novikov, ivan.novikov@wku.edu, (270) 745-6197

For more information about the Cybersecurity Concentration, please contact the CIT program coordinator:

• Dr. Mark A. Revels, mark.revels@wku.edu

Can CIT Undergraduates take HSS/Cybersecurity Classes?

CIT undergraduate students who 1) have earned at least 75 undergraduate credit hours and 2) have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, may request to enroll in a maximum of 12 hours of graduate level courses. In addition, undergraduate students are restricted to a maximum of 15 hours per term, including graduate and undergraduate credits. If you meet these criteria, you should complete the Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses form (https://www.wku.edu/graduate/documents/ugstudents_grcourses_19_20.pdf). All graduate coursework will be on the graduate transcript. To move the coursework to the undergraduate transcript students should contact the Office of the Registrar.